Guillimin, Marc Convois exceptionnels

Les monstres de la route

With flashing blue lights, escort vehicles, and motorcycle escorts, the roads belong to the heavy haulage convoys. This book, written by a passionate enthusiast of large trucks, robust trailers, and heavy cranes, who is also a regional historian, author, and press correspondent, describes the daily life of French heavy haulage from then until now. Using numerous illustrations, including over three hundred photographs and technical drawings, the book shows the preliminary studies, permits, and traffic regulations, as well as the necessary equipment for transporting such massive loads. The book is divided into the following chapters: 1. Why Heavy Haul Convoys?; 2. Regulations; 3. Escort Vehicles and Convoy Escorts; 4. Traffic, Lighting, and Signaling Technology; 5. Manufacturers; 6. Haulers; 7. The Participants; 8. Tractors, Push Trucks, and Trailers; 9. What Do Heavy Haul Convoys Transport?; 10. Convoys in Uniform; 11. Extraordinary Convoys That Aren't Really Convoys. 12. Convoys of bygone eras; 13. Pleasure convoys; 14. Close-ups of technical details; 15. Crane and forklift operators; 16. Tow trucks; 17. Will it make it... or not?